Caching can dramatically improve page load time, transforming your user experience:
- In schools this can mean the difference between keeping students engaged and losing their attention as they wait for videos to buffer
- ISPs can improve their user experience to gain an edge over the competition and reduce subscriber churn
- Enterprises can ensure that employees have the web access they need to remain productive, even at remote branch offices
- Hotels, retail outlets and internet cafes can provide customers with reliable and profitable internet services
In most cases, a transformed user experience is at least a strong #2 reason for deploying a cache. In many cases, it is actually the #1 driver, particularly:
- In higher/cheaper bandwidth locations
- In networks where by definition many users are downloading the same content at around the same time – such as in education and training or at events
- Where higher bandwidth is not available and existing bandwidth is too low all the time, not just at peaks – such as on board ships or in remote regions relying on satellite links
- Where organisations offer a service to paying customers and customer satisfaction is key
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